Radiation in Cath lab.pdf - TransradialWorld.com
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Measurement of Dose (Absorbed)<br />
RAD<br />
• Measure of energy deposition <strong>in</strong> tissue from<br />
radiation<br />
• Units: rads, ergs, or Grays<br />
• RAD – is the deposition of one hundred ergs of<br />
energy <strong>in</strong> one gram of any material (NRC<br />
Regulations use per gram of body tissue) due to<br />
the ionization from any type of radiation<br />
• 100 rads = 1 Gray (gy)<br />
Cardiology department,<br />
SVCMC
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